Eastern Falls to Seventh in Second Round of Conference Championship

Apr 22, 2013

With 18 holes to play, Eagles still in reach of upper half of
standings at Big Sky Championship

The Eastern Washington University women’s golf team had a
solid second round at the 2013 Big Sky Championship Monday (April
22) in Chandler, Ariz., but unfortunately multiple teams scored
lower on the day, moving the Eagles down into seventh place with
one round remaining.

EWU shot a total of 312 on the day giving them a total of 613
(301, 312) going into the third round. Although the second score
appeared to be a struggle in comparison to their season best first
round score of 301, head coach Brenda Howe still found it to be a
strong day for the team.

“I’m pleased with how we played overall,” said
Howe. “I know we dropped a couple spots, but 312 is a decent
score for us and is well below our season average.”

Eastern entered the day tied for fourth with Weber State, but
moved down to the seventh position after strong second rounds by
multiple schools. Defending champion Northern Colorado shot a 295
to move into third place (599). Southern Utah tallied a 299 to move
into the fifth spot (605). Weber State sits in sixth just two
strokes ahead of EWU after a second-round score of 310 (611).

“A couple of teams had amazing rounds today and in golf
there isn’t much you can do about that,” said Howe.

Senior Jayme Carbon recorded the lowest score on
the day for the Eagles with a 75. She converted four birdies in the
second round and is currently tied for 15th individually.

Freshman Marissa Borja carded a 77 on the day
with 13 pars. With a two-round total of 150 (73, 77), she sits at
six over par for the tournament and is 13th going into the final 18
holes.
Caitilin Rice turned in another consistent round,
shooting a 77 along with four birdies to stand 20th overall.
Sara Callagy and Morgan Lee each had a
score of 83 in the second.

“Although we counted a fairly high score, we were consistent
with the one, two and three scores,” said Howe. “I feel
we’ve come a long way in the last year and I’m excited
with the play I’m seeing from our younger players.”

The Eagles will be paired up with eighth place Montana (629) and
Montana State (629) in the third and final round. Action will pick
back up at Ocotillo Resort Tuesday (April 23) at 6:30 a.m.

“We need to focus on maintaining the lead we've created, and
play to our ability,” said Howe. “With a good round
tomorrow, I feel as though we are within reach of the middle of the
pack and going into this week that was a goal of ours.”